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Work with visual display units in pregnancy.

A D McDonald1, J C McDonald, B Armstrong

  • 1Institut de Recherche en-Santé, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

British Journal of Industrial Medicine
|August 1, 1988
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This study found no significant reproductive risks associated with visual display unit (VDU) use in pregnant workers, suggesting potential recall bias for spontaneous abortions. Other reproductive outcomes like stillbirth and congenital defects showed no clear VDU-related hazards.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Reproductive Epidemiology
  • Human Teratology

Background:

  • Concerns exist regarding potential reproductive hazards of visual display unit (VDU) use among pregnant employees.
  • Previous studies have yielded conflicting results on the association between VDU exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that VDU use poses a reproductive hazard to pregnant women.
  • To assess the risks of spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight, and congenital defects in relation to VDU exposure.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Montreal survey on occupational factors in pregnancy, including 4712 current and 2164 previous pregnancies.
  • Controlled for seven confounding variables in the analysis of spontaneous abortion risk.

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  • Analyzed congenital defects by aggregating occupational groups and examining nine categories of defects.

    • Main Results:

    • A slight excess of spontaneous abortions in current pregnancies was observed (RR 1.19), potentially attributable to recall bias.
    • Relative risks for stillbirth, preterm birth, and low birth weight did not show significant associations with VDU use.
    • Increased relative risks for renal urinary defects were noted, but interpretation remains uncertain due to lack of prior evidence.

    Conclusions:

    • The study suggests that VDU use is unlikely to be a significant reproductive hazard for pregnant workers.
    • Recall bias may explain the observed excess of spontaneous abortions among VDU users.
    • Further investigation is needed for the potential association with renal urinary defects, though current evidence is inconclusive.